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January 2019

We often hear clients say that they feel like their body was hijacked in the face of a triggering event. They can’t think, their nervous system seems to have a mind of its own. They loose their sense of home with their sense of self compromised. Mindfulness and somatic awareness practices can be key factors in returning to a secure experience of their felt-sense, a return home to safety.

February 2019

The 21st Century Psychotherapist consists of five trainings in which I will synthesize the most important developments in psychotherapy over the past few decades. This includes breakthroughs incorporating the body into the work of psychotherapy, the influence of attachment theory, the ever-expanding use of the therapeutic relationship as a modality for healing, and new changes in the field of addiction. In this workshop I teach The Adult Attachment Interview (c) by Mary Main, Ph.D.

March 2019

Twilight Conversations: How Talking About Death Enriches Our Lives Sherry Angel and Michael Shiffman, Ph.D. Encino, California 91436 March 9, 2019 10:00 am – 5:00 pm $195 registration. $165 early registration ends February 1, 2019 30% off for pre-licensed students in clinical training. Use the coupon “student30” Please note: This workshop is held in a private home in Encino and lunch is included. The subject of death remains largely taboo in our culture. Yet, a growing number of Americans are…

November 2019

Twilight Conversations: How Talking About Death Enriches Our Lives Sherry Angel and Michael Shiffman, Ph.D. Encino, California 91436 November 16, 2019 10:00 am – 5:00 pm $195 registration. $165 early registration ends October 4, 2019 30% off for pre-licensed students in clinical training. Use the coupon “student30” Please note: This workshop is held in a private home in Encino and lunch is included. The subject of death remains largely taboo in our culture. Yet, a growing number of Americans are…

The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.